P. J. Hyett
American software developer and co-founder of GitHub
Phillip Jeffrey Hyett (born August 10, 1983) is an American software developer, technology entrepreneur, racing driver, and a co-founder of GitHub, an Internet hosting service for software development and version control using Git, which he created with Tom Preston-Werner and Chris Wanstrath in 2008.
In 2022, Hyett founded an auto racing team, AO Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He himself also competes in the IMSA LMP2 class and is a 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner.
Early life
Hyett was born on August 10, 1983, and grew up in Naperville, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from North Central College.
Career
After graduation, Hyett moved to San Francisco. He was a senior software engineer at CNET Networks, and then a partner at Error Free, before co-founding GitHub in 2008.
Following the acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft in June 2018, Hyett's stake in the company had an estimated value of "close to $1 billion". In 2021, his net worth was estimated at $1.6 billion.
Personal life
Hyett is married to Kendra, who works in the non-profit sector, and has a bachelor's degree in English from North Central College.
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